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# THU. BRIEF: Spotify Readies IPO • U2’s Edge Invests In Coras • Spotify UMG Deal Secrecy Criticized • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-readies-ipo-u2s-edge-invests-in-coras-spotify-umg-deal-secrecy-criticized-more/
- Published: 2017-04-06T09:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-06T09:01:00.000Z
- Description: 4.5.17 Music Business News From Around The Web The Spotify UMG deal is still dominating the headlines, but will it really change anything? Updated continuously under our More News tab
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Airline, Alexis Glick, American English, Andrew N. Liveris, Business Insider, Donald Trump, Facebook, Reuters, Twitter, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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 *The [Spotify UMG deal ](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-and-universal-music-ink-new-deal-that-includes-album-exclusives/)is still dominating the headlines, but will it [really change](https://www.hypebot.com/why-the-spotify-umg-windowing-deal-wont-work/) anything?*

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